Special Report: The 2021 State of Communications-Related Fraud, Identity Theft & Consumer Protection in the USA
by Dan Baker
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FRAUD CONTROL
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DATA MANAGEMENT
How HGC Global Communications Builds Integrated Fiber, Undersea & Platform Solutions for Southeast Asian ISPs & Content Providers
interview with Ravindran Mahalingam
The head of an international telecom division explains the challenges and opportunities faced by content providers, ISPs, gaming firms, and streaming firms. Learn about the market forces at play to win eyeballs in Southeast Asia and why partnering to deliver infrastructure and platform makes sense.
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B/OSS
Tokopedia, Indonesia’s E-Commerce King, Partners with 11 Million Merchants; Adopts Multi-Cloud to Drive Innovation
interview with Warren Aw & Ryan de Melo
Indonesia’s Tokopedia, founded in 2009, has grown to become one of world’s leading e-commerce players. Read about its success, technology direction, and multi-cloud connectivity adoption.
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ANALYTICS
Coming Soon: An ASEAN Vision: Bring Telecom-Infrastructure Enabled Healthcare & Remote Doctor Access to Everyone
A medical doctor at the forefront of driving telecom connectivity enabled healthcare lays out his expansive and compelling vision of the key role 5G, clouds, mobility and AI connectivity play in serving the sick, the healthy, and those living in remote areas.
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B/OSS
Bridge Alliance: Knocking Down Regional & Mobile Connectivity Barriers so Connected Car Markets Get Rolling in Asia
interview with Kwee Kchwee
The CEO of an Asian consortium of mobile operators explains how they help simplify and harmonize their members‘ operations in support of multi-national corporations. This integration is enabling two huge industries to come together in Asia: auto manufacturing and telco.
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ANALYTICS
Subex’s New HyperSense AI-Platform Aims to Turn Telcos into Agile, Analytics-Driven Ubers and Rakutens
interview with Rohit Maheshwari
An expert explains why telcos must swiftly adopt the AI/analytics methods of hyperscaler firms. Giving telco examples where cross-company data sharing can make a difference, he explains the 12 key features of a new platform designed to deliver more agile and collaborative intelligence across a telco.
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B/OSS
Epsilon’s Infiny NaaS Platform Brings Global Connection, Agility & Fast Provision for IoT, Clouds & Enterprises in Southeast Asia, China & Beyond
interview with Warren Aw
Network as a Service, powered by Software Defined Networks, are a faster, more agile, and more partner-friendly way of making data global connections. A leading NaaS provider explains the benefits for cloud apps, enterprise IT, and IoT.
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PCCW Global: On Leveraging Global IoT Connectivity to Create Mission Critical Use Cases for Enterprises
interview with Craig Price
A leading wholesale executive explains the business challenges of the current global IoT scene as it spans many spheres: technical, political, marketing, and enterprise customer value creation.
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SECURITY
Subex Explains its IoT Security Research Methods: From Malware & Coding Analysis to Distribution & Bad Actor Tracking
interview with Kiran Zachariah
IoT security trends and an inside-look how research and monitoring teams coordinate to deliver a full-service IoT and OT security program.
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SECURITY
Mobile Security Leverage: MNOs to Tool up with Distributed Security Services for Globally-Connected, Mission Critical IoT
interview with Jimmy Jones
The challenge of distributing security intelligence for global IoT and opinions on how 5G/IoT security is evolving including the threats and regulatory burdens faced by MNOs.
Black Swan Solution Guides & Papers
- Expanding the Scope of Revenue Assurance Beyond Switch-to-Bill’s Vision — Araxxe — How Araxxe’s end-to-end revenue assurance complements switch-to-bill RA through telescope RA (external and partner data) and microscope RA (high-definition analysis of complex services like bundling and digital services).
- Lanck Telecom FMS: Voice Fraud Management as a Network Service on Demand — Lanck Telecom — A Guide to a new and unique on-demand network service enabling fraud-risky international voice traffic to be monitored (and either alerted or blocked) as that traffic is routed through a wholesaler on its way to its final destinations.
- SHAKEN / STIR Calling Number Verification & Fraud Alerting — iconectiv — SHAKEN/STIR is the telecom industry’s first step toward reviving trust in business telephony — and has recently launched in the U.S. market. This Solution Guide features commentary from technology leaders at iconetiv, a firm heavily involved in the development of SHAKEN.
- Getting Accurate, Up-to-the-Minute Phone Number Porting History & Carrier-of-Record Data to Verify Identity & Mitigate Account Takeovers — iconectiv — Learn about a recently approved risk intelligence service to receive authoritative and real-time notices of numbers being ported and changes to the carrier-of-record for specific telephone numbers.
- The Value of an Authoritative Database of Global Telephone Numbers — iconectiv — Learn about an authoritative database of allocated numbers and special number ranges in every country of the world. The expert explains how this database adds value to any FMS or fraud analyst team.
- The IPRN Database and its Use in IRSF & Wangiri Fraud Control — Yates Fraud Consulting — The IPRN Database is a powerful new tool for helping control IRSF and Wangiri frauds. The pioneer of the category explains the value and use of the IPRN Database in this 14-page Black Swan Solution Guide.
- A Real-Time Cloud Service to Protect the Enterprise PBX from IRSF Fraud — Oculeus — Learn how a new cloud-based solution developed by Oculeus, any enterprise can protect its PBX from IRSF fraud for as little as $5 a month.
- How Regulators can Lead the Fight Against International Bypass Fraud — LATRO Services — As a regulator in a country infected by SIM box fraud, what can you do to improve the situation? A white paper explains the steps you can and should you take — at the national government level — to better protect your country’s tax revenue, quality of communications, and national infrastructure.
- Telecom Identity Fraud 2020: A 36-Expert Analysis Report from TRI — TRI — TRI releases a new research report on telecom identity fraud and security. Black Swan readers can download a free Executive Summary of the Report.
- The 2021 State of Communications-Related Fraud, Identity Theft & Consumer Protection in the USA — iconectiv — This 49-page free Report on communications-related fraud analyzes the FTC’s annual Sentinel consumer fraud statistics and provides a sweeping view of trends and problem areas. It also gives a cross-industry view of the practices and systems that enable fraud control, identity verification, and security in our “zero trust” digital world.
Recent Stories
- TEOCO Brings Bottom Line Savings & Efficiency to Inter-Carrier Billing and Accounting with Machine Learning & Contract Scanning — interview with Jacob Howell , TEOCO
- PRISM Report on IPRN Trends 2020: An Analysis of the Destinations Fraudsters Use in IRSF & Wangiri Attacks — interview with Colin Yates , Yates Consulting
- Telecom Identity Fraud 2020: A 36-Expert Analyst Report on Subscription Fraud, Identity, KYC and Security — by Dan Baker , TRI
- Tackling Telecoms Subscription Fraud in a Digital World — interview with Mel Prescott & Andy Procter , FICO
- How an Energized Antifraud System with SLAs & Revenue Share is Powering Business Growth at Wholesaler iBASIS — interview with Malick Aissi , iBASIS
- Mobileum Tackles Subscription Fraud and ID Spoofing with Machine Learning that is Explainable — interview with Carlos Martins , Mobileum
- Convenient & Spam-Free: Why 800-Number Texting (8MS) is a Growing B2C Channel in North America — interview with Michael Gilbert , iconectiv
- Positive Technologies: White Hat Hacking & Testing are Key to Signaling Security in the Era of 5G and IoT — interview with Jimmy Jones , Positive Technologies
- Black Swan Guide: Araxxe’s Revenue Assurance Consulting, Testing, and High Definition Billing Analysis Service — by Dan Baker , Araxxe
- Subex’s IDcentral Monetizes Telco & Enterprise Data to Deliver Digital ID & Risk Metric Services for Financing, KYC & More — interview with Shankar Roddam , Subex
